Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ...

In his last year on the Supreme Court, Mark Recktenwald helped secure funding for Judiciary programs throughout Hawaiʻi.

Some of Hawaiʻiʻs elected officials have spoken out against whatʻs happening in D.C., but many more need to do so.

By now, we’ve heard of the various forms of mayhem Radimak is accused of inflicting upon citizens in Honolulu — a mom ...

Hawaii’s Exceptional Tree Program began in 1975 when the Legislature passed Act 105 to protect Hawaiʻi’s most valued trees ...

Take a little time to relax with this word puzzle reminiscent of Wordle. By supporting Civil Beat’s spring campaign, you’ll ...

Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and advocacy nonprofit. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily ...

Hawaiʻi notched a victory in its legal battles against President Donald Trump’s administration with a federal judge ruling ...

The state's rejection of the U.S. Army's environmental assessment of impacts of its training may foreshadow the future, one ...

Myles Ritchie is the programs director for The Outdoor Circle, Hawaiʻi’s oldest environmental nonprofit. He is also the chair of the City and County of Honolulu’s Arborist Advisory Committee and is ...

On Oʻahu, there were almost three times as many residential disconnections in 2024 as in 2019, the year before the pandemic, ...

Nearly 60% of Maui’s immigrant wildfire survivors said they had moved at least three times since the fire, and more than half ...